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Auxiliary verbs –be, have, do.

A. Use these forms of the auxiliary do to complete the sentences below.

Do don’t does doesn’t did didn’t

1. I ...................... enjoy the film very much. It was far too long.
2. Where ................ you want to go for dinner this evening?
3. ................. be silly!
4. How long .................... it take you to drive to London last night?
5. How long ..................... it usually take?
6. ..................... know the answer?

B. Use these auxiliaries to complete the sentences that follow.

Do don’t had has hasn’t have have been is will would have

1. John ............ left home. He .......... living in Italy now.

2. ....................... you still work in the shop, or .................... you got
another job now?
3. I ................. want to be late, so I ........... have to take a taxi.
4. We .......................... waiting for hours, but he still ....................phoned.
5. You ........................... met her, if you ............................ come earlier.

And now do the same with these.

are didn’t does don’t had have haven’t is was were will

6. I ............................. going to write to you, but I ..................... have time.

7. I wish I .......................... seen John and Mary while they .......................
staying here.
8. ................shout! You ................... wake the baby.
9. We .................... still working. We .......................... finished yet.
10.............................. anyone know what time the meeting ....................
going to start?

C. Here are some very common question forms in English. First complete
the questions by adding do, does, has, or have, then match the
questions and answers.
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1. ............... you know what time it is? a no. I’ll be another ten
minutes.
2. ............... you finished yet? b No, I’m afraid my English
isn’t good enough.
3. ...............anyone know where Angelo is? c Sorry, I haven’t got a watch.
4. .............. anybody seen Maria? d The seventeenth, isn’t it?
5. .............. you think we’ll be late? e Not me. I haven’t seen it for
ages.
6. ............... you ever been abroad? f In about ten minutes, I
think.
7. ............... anybody know the date? g Yes, I’ve got two fifty-
pence pieces.
8. ................ you like living in England? h No. I don’t think she’s here
this morning.
9. You ever read any Shakespeare? i Not yet. But I’m going to
America next year.
10................. anyone here got change for
a pound? j Yes, but I don’t like the
weather much.
11................. you know what time the next
train leaves? k He was in the library a
minute
ago.
12. ................. anybody know where the key
to this cupboard is? l Not if we hurry.